bilsted
/ˈbɪlstəd/
bilsted noun: the sweet gum.
Noun
bilsted (plural bilsteds)
- The sweet gum.
- There were scrub oaks, pines, persimmons and a group of bilsteds, or gum trees.1892 August, Samuel Lockwood, “Why the Mocking Birds Left New Jersey—A Geological Reason”, in The American Naturalist
- Willow oak and bilsted are plentiful in Cape May and Atlantic counties .1896, Geological Survey of New Jersey, Annual Report of the State Geologist for the year 1894, page 260
bilsted meaning in Tamil
bilsted in Tamil
- செம்மெழுகு மரம்
Examples of bilsted in a sentence
- In general appearance it resembled mahogany, being but slightly lighter in color and grain, and many old bilsted pieces are commonly mistaken for mahogany.1916 December, Harold Donaldson Eberlein, Abbot McClure, “Mahogany”, in Suburban Life, the Countryside Magazine, page 278:
- The primary wood is bilsted (gum wood), and was often used by the Dutch craftsmen of early New York.1966, Antiques - Volume 89, page 498:
Forms of bilsted
| plural | bilsteds |
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Questions about bilsted
- What does bilsted mean?
- Bilsted means the sweet gum.
- What is bilsted in Tamil?
- Bilsted in Tamil is செம்மெழுகு மரம். See Bilsted meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use bilsted in a sentence?
- In general appearance it resembled mahogany, being but slightly lighter in color and grain, and many old bilsted pieces are commonly mistaken for mahogany.
- What part of speech is bilsted?
- Bilsted is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bilsted?
- Bilsted is pronounced /ˈbɪlstəd/.
- What is the plural of bilsted?
- The plural of bilsted is bilsteds.
Words near bilsted in the dictionary
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